1)aity. Richard tfawkyns and his splendid crew, hopelessly out- numbered, prepared to make a desperate fight for the holmur of their country. First with noise of trumpets and then with artillery did the Dabtics defy their enemies, but the Spaniards answered two to one; for they had twice the munber of guns, and ten times the complement of mcu. 1Ia;kyus had but 75 men and boys, while the Spaniards nmnbcrcd 1300. All day the action continued, and iu the evening the Spauish vice-admiral came alongside the Dabty with the intentiou of boarding. But he met with such ; reception from the English sailors that his decks were completely cleared. forged ahead with a loss of thirty men. The English Mso suite, red severely, Hawk)ms himself having received six wounds. The Spauish ships then remained at more rcsptful distance, keeping up, however, continual fire, and at intervals calliug upon the Daity to surreuacr ",t bca guerra." H;;wkyns had been carried below, aud at last his captain, ntuned Ellis, came down to his wounded chief aud suggestca the impossibility of further resistance. But Richara Hawkyns declared that he had not come into the South Sea to hang out flags of truce. Like Richard Greynvile he cried, "Fight on fight one" His captain aud men took fresh heart, fought on all that uight, and sustained the unequal struggle for the next day and uight, and the third day after, being battered constantly nith 'cat and small shot by six ships. On the second day a master's mate named William lanch, by capitM shot, carried away the main- mast of the Spanish vice-admiral close to the deck. ut the could not free herself from the other ships, and, when nearly all were dead or wounded, Captain Ellis surrendered "a btcmt gtet'ra" on solemn promise from Don leltran de Castro that all should have their liv and liberties with a passage t their own country.

Richard Hawkyns was received by the noble Spaniartt with great courtesy, and accommodated iu his own cabin. The Dabty was taken to Panama; and re-christened the l'isi&tciot. Hawkyns and his fellow-prisoners were brought to Lima, and the Marquis of Caete treated them with ldndness and consideration. But before long, Hawkyns was claimed by the Inquisition. The honour of the viceroy's brother-in-law w;s, however, at stake. The Marquis of Cahc defied the Inquisitors, and sent his prisoners to Spain after a detention of three years at Lim;. On reaching Spain, Hawkyns was thro;n into prison at Seville, in defiance of the terms of surrender.' Don eltran de Castro was indignant at this breach of